Pucker’s, a new theatre company founded by 郝邦宇 Steven Hao and Allison MacKenzie, launches its inaugural season with a provocative multidisciplinary reimagining of CONCORD FLORAL by Jordan Tannahill at The Theatre Centre BMO Incubator, running October 8–12, 2025 (opening night October 9).

Inside a deserted suburban greenhouse, ten teenagers are bound by secrets they cannot escape. As whispers spread and shadows grow, a mysterious plague seeps into their lives, forcing them to confront the choices they’ve made—and the ghosts they’ve left behind. Inspired by The Decameron, Concord Floral collides the ordinary with the surreal: text messages and late-night walks are pierced by visions, while the safety of friendship fractures into betrayal, fear, and reckoning.

Staged in the round, the production blends live and pre-recorded dialogue with music, image, and gesture to create a space for physical, non-traditional, narrative-bending storytelling, offering a version of

CONCORD FLORAL like you have never experienced before. Think Kidd Pivot meets Frantic Assembly meets I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Co-directed by Pucker’s Artistic Director and Stratford Festival performer 郝邦宇 Steven Hao (ORDINARY DAYS - Shifting Ground Collective; A PERFECT BOWL OF PHO - Toronto Fringe/Kick & Push Festival) and rising choreographer Alli Carry (IRIS, SAYS GOODBYE - Mixtape Projects; ZEITGEIST, Off The Nose), with original music by Ben Yoganathan (ZEITGEIST- Off The Nose; ECHO - A Front Company), sound design by Kai Korven, lighting design by Mathilda Kane (IRIS, SAYS GOODBEYE - Mixtape Projects; CYNATIX - Citadel + Compagnie), and scenic design by Irene Ly (WOKING PHOENIX - Silk Bath Collective; INSERT CLOWN HERE - Parlous Theatre), this bold multidisciplinary reimagining transforms The Theatre Centre into an eerie, dreamlike world.

With Jordan Tannahill’s text woven around an incredible ensemble of young actors and dancers, Pucker’s reimagining brings a new vision to Concord Floral—elevating its timeless ghost story with a chilling portrait of modern adolescence, mortality, and the fragile line between truth and denial.

About Pucker’s:

Founded by 郝邦宇 Steven Hao and Allison MacKenzie, Pucker’s is a Toronto-based theatre company committed to creating work that is for artists, by artists. Pucker’s mission is to ignite bold experiential innovation across disciplines. Our work aims to challenge the conventions of performance art and forge deep, human connections rooted in curiosity and permission to play.

Concord Floral

Written by Jordan Tannahill

Co-Director - 郝邦宇 Steven Hao

Co-Director & Choreographer - Alli Carry

Assistant Director - Naomi Kaplan

Composer - Ben Yoganathan

Sound Designer - Kai Korven

Lighting Designer - Mathilda Kane

Set & Costume Design - Irene Ly

Stage Manager: Betty Fan

Production Manager - Emma Westray

Marketing & Photography - Allison MacKenzie

Producer - Jacob Willis

Performers: Arjun Kalra, Rachel Cucheron, Kole Durnford, Gillian Bennet, Micaela Janse van Rensburg, Chrystal Tam, Mya Wong, Trinity Lloyd, Meg Gibson and Clara Isgro.

Concord Floral runs approx. 75 minutes with no intermission.

Showtimes are:

Wednesday, October 8th @ 7:00 PM (Preview)

Thursday, October 9th @ 7:00 PM (Opening)

Friday, October 10th @ 3:00 PM (Matinee)

Friday, October 10th @ 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 11th @ 3:00 PM (Matinee)

Saturday, October 11th @ 7:00 PM

Sunday, October 12th @ 3:00 PM (Closing)

Tickets are $29 for Student/Artsworkers, $39 for General Admission, and $59 for VIP - including all fees

(preview tickets are $25 & $35) and can be purchased online at The Theatre Centre website theatrecentre.org